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Quiet scene in the Patriots locker room as the book is closed on the season

Dan Duggan Monday, February 06, 2012

By Tom Layman

All the inside of the Patriots locker room was missing on Monday was tumbleweeds drifting through the bowels of Gillette Stadium. In other words, it was a ghost town.

The Patriots arrived home from Indianapolis after the 21-17 loss to the Giants last night in Super Bowl XLVI, but only a handful of players came into the locker room during media availability to collect their things.

Aaron Hernandez was the most notable player to make an appearance, but he left without saying anything and fittingly dragged a large trash bag filled with his belongings behind his back — think Linus van Pelt in Charlie Brown — as he made his was out of the locker room.

Cornerback Antwaun Molden took a minute to talk about the trip home from Indianapolis.

“Last night it was pretty tough, but today is a new day, a brighter day,” said Molden. “So we are just moving forward. It hit us. It’s over and it was a good game. I take my hat off to New York. They played a good game.”

The feelings of last night’s disappointment were obvious with the soft-spoken Molden, and he was looking forward to preparing for next year already.

“There’s a taste in my mouth that is still there,” he said. “It’s not going to go away anytime soon, so I’m definitely looking forward to next year.”